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Nordic Tide

Nordic Tide is a curated quiet, atmospheric, intelligent system designed to move from expressive brand color to dependable surface and text roles.

Color values

Nordic Tide Primary · primary

HEX #38686A

RGB 56, 104, 106

HSL 182°, 31%, 32%

On white 6.26:1 · on black 3.36:1

Nordic Tide Secondary · secondary

HEX #84A98C

RGB 132, 169, 140

HSL 133°, 18%, 59%

On white 2.61:1 · on black 8.03:1

Nordic Tide Accent · accent

HEX #CAD2C5

RGB 202, 210, 197

HSL 97°, 13%, 80%

On white 1.55:1 · on black 13.54:1

Nordic Tide Background · background

HEX #F5F7F4

RGB 245, 247, 244

HSL 100°, 16%, 96%

On white 1.08:1 · on black 19.49:1

Nordic Tide Text · text

HEX #1F2933

RGB 31, 41, 51

HSL 210°, 24%, 16%

On white 14.76:1 · on black 1.42:1

Text contrast between these colors

WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text (AA), 3:1 for large text, and 7:1 for AAA. Strongest pairs first.

Aa Sample text
13.70:1AAA
Aa Sample text
9.51:1AAA
Aa Sample text
5.81:1AA
Aa Sample text
5.65:1AA
Aa Sample text
4.03:1Large text only
Aa Sample text
2.43:1Decorative only
Aa Sample text
2.39:1Decorative only
Aa Sample text
2.36:1Decorative only

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